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For most of us, our introduction to beaded ropes came by way of making tubular versions of our favorite off-loom bead-weaving stitches, or by creating a classic spiral rope. There's something incredible about watching a few rounds of bead stitching turn into a fabulous beaded rope. Beaded ropes have...

I've always thought that chevron stitch is like the Cinderella of the bead-weaving world: you might not think that it looks like much at first glance, but once you see just how many things you can do with this off-loom bead-weaving stitch, you'll find yourself using it for everything! Chevron...

As if I can't get enough flat right-angle weave, one of my favorite techniques for making beaded ropes is to use tubular right-angle weave. Most of you know that I love using right-angle weave for necklace and bracelet bases, because it's just so easy to embellish in so many different ways! Learning...

It's barely summer and already I'm feeling a little bit of that annual laziness take hold, the kind of days where I just want to sit outside with a lemonade and look at pretty pictures. Thank goodness for the Battle of the Beadsmith ... and for Beadwork editor Melinda Barta who asked me to write...

My beaded beads have come a long way, from my very first experiments with simple peyote stitch tubes, all the way to creating a beaded bead-within-a-beaded bead while I was learning how to create a beaded dodecahedron using right-angle weave. There are so many ways to embellish and enhance this basic...

The other day as I was rummaging through my pile o' jewelry looking for a pair of earrings, my first thought was, "I don't have enough earrings." It's probably true -- when I sit down to make a piece of jewelry, earrings are usually not the first thing I think of designing. Sure...

I don't know what it is that I love about beaded ropes, but when I need a beading project to keep my hands busy during a long trip or when I'm in-between beading projects, beaded ropes are what I do. Beaded ropes are so versatile, they can be used to create beaded necklaces, as an accent for...

Thanks to beaders like those of you reading this (no, really -- thank you!), bead-weaving and jewelry making have evolved and been accepted by a much wider audience as fine bead crafts. Look at the artists showing their work in any high-end craft show, and you'll find a healthy selection of artists...

Ready to try your hand at some basic beaded kumihimo braids? Just like my other favorite beading techniques, kumihimo can be done with an incredible variety of materials. Before you sit down to undertake your first beaded kumihimo project, make sure you have a few basic supplies handy for a successful...

Since 2010, I've started off every year with a little beaded earring making challenge to myself: can I make one pair of beaded earrings every day for an entire month? I originally started this earring making challenge because beaded earring designs seem to be more difficult for me than other types...

This is the third blog post in a series on the new Beadwork Designers of the Year. You've met Christina Neit and Leslee Frumin last month. Now meet Laura Andrews. Interviews with the design team Liisa Turunen and Glenda Paunonen will be posted later this month. Enjoy! ~Michelle Mach, Contributing...

Herringbone stitch might have been one of the last bead-weaving stitches I learned how to do, but these days, it's always my first choice for making beaded bezels and beaded ropes! This quick, versatile beading stitch can be used to create both flat and dimensional beadwork, and I love the strength...

From Jennifer: I think I love the stories behind my favorite glass beads for bead-weaving almost as much as the beads themselves! For me, bugle beads bring back memories of when I first started learning how to bead -- I made dozens of pairs of beaded earrings with lots of bugle bead fringe. I collected...

My very first job out of college was working for a small, non-profit community development organization. When I was hired, the Executive Director told me that she was impressed with my attention to detail, and never would I have guessed at the time that my attention to detail would be so useful for when...

Beaded beads are quite fascinating little objects, aren't they? I can't help but adore the Zen aspect of them -- a bead made out of more beads! -- and I'm always amazed by the innovation I see in some of the latest beaded bead designs. Since I started playing with deigns for beaded dodecahedrons...